The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIyINE's SUM-
DAY SERMON.
SUBJECT. How to Treat Company"

JIlene Is danger that the multiplication Of
large aud commCiious hotels in our towns.
ard r5iie9 and villages, will utterly exterfni-
nste fllat grace which Abraham exhibited
alien H. entar1ainei the angels. and which
lot shovel when be watched for guests at
the cate q The city, and which Chris recog-
niz.d a. q positive requisite for entering
hearen. Wnrn be decl1red- 1 was a stranger
and ye took Ne In
! propose 70 speak this morning Of the trials
and nv agsia Of Christian hospitality. The
frst trial often CONES ia the whim and &c
ce,lfrs,ify Il the guest himself There are
a great many ereellent people who have pro
flll-sr1nccs q disposition, and sharp edges Of
feruu.rament and uupliabiiity of character
uhs-h make them = positive nuisance in any
hou.e rhere they stay. On short acquaint-
anor they vii begin 90 command the house
hold adaifs order the employees TO unusual
s.Iryloe keeu ms as3nnhie hours. use narcotics
in uiacsss 0ffensire 10 sensitive nostrils. put
fhsir FEET Of unusual elevations, drop the ashes
81 their Havana on costly tapestry. open
bureaus they ought never % touch. and pry
into fhines thry ought never % see, aud be-
el,r,e inlfs-rFious 70 rorsing bells, and have
all flie plsiliarifies Of the gorfnandi1er or the
4 ys1,effie. and make excavations from poor
leiIfisfry with unusual implements, AMI in
: thousand ways afiiict the household which
prur.os ; 10 TAKE care Of them Added 70 all,
ther say too long. Thy have no idea when
their neIc1Ins Is worn out, and they
N0ald he unuosed even by the blessing
~hicA me- friend Gerrff Smith, the philan-
rhrupisf .sked one morning at his breakfast
iz-ilia - he 40 rtrr- - zaz.z-I Thai La.
i1bg Fro7hcfei guests would derart. saying
% Lord >bs=s tbs provision, and our friends
aha lsare rs 10 day. But, my friends,
there AR ali-riations 70 De put on their side
q the s-aie Perhaps they have not had the
sane refining influences about them in early
lie that rou have had Perhaps they have
inaerifeI sccentricities that they cannot help.
F..rha4s il is your duty, by example, 10 show
them better way. Perhaps they are sent TO
b trizl Tor me oeseiolinent OF your
Patience. PERHAPS they were 10 be intended
a. % illustration Of the opposite Of what
you ar fryiHg TO incuieate in the minds OF
rol7r chiidren- Perhaps II is to make your
holue the brighter when they are gone
Wlen car guests are cheery. and fascinating,
and clezaaf. Il h very easy 70 entertain
thrsn. buf Tben We ind in our guests that
which Is sntagonistic 70 our taste aud senti-
fnenf. IL l. a positive triumph when we can
ni.ry the words q my text and be gwen TO
Hospitality
Anofhfr trial in the using Of this grace is
IL tie toll and expens OF exercising II In
the sell regulated household things 20
EIng1fhly, but 1os you have introduced
forsiEn eienaat into the machinery, and
1 NNNNNl u AAAAN nalNAAlN 1t-IAEE lluL LucN
must take things they find them, the
Martha viii break IN. The ungovernable
zt0re. the ruined desert. the Joint that
proves 10 - unrnasficabie, the delayed mar
ct-ng. the perTleKities Of a caterer, the diff
Guilty u doing proper work, aud yet always
being l're=entable Though you may say
lte-e shall b. no care or anxiety, there will
b. care and there viii be anxiety. In 1894
Ihe csptain4tensral provided a very grand
and among other things he
bad : fountain IN MS garden--a fountain of
rrTTng drink In il were four hOgsheads OF
lrlndg. eight hogshcads OF water. twenty
i've thousand lemons. thirteen hunreiwesEht
u l-lst.an sugar, Eve pounds cf grated nut
;Dfg, three hundred toasted biscuits, and
bdlf built On purpose was placed in the foun-
tain and a boy roued around il and filed
The cups 4 The people who came there TO be
sampled. Wei. yeu say that was n lux
ufl1ln Entertainment. and Of course the
nan had no aaxiety. but have 10 tell you,
that though you had. or propose, an enter
iailmenf like that, you have anxiety. In
ll.at very thing comes tbs Divine reward
We Aere born 70 serve; and when we serve
0fherS We serve God The flush on that
ssnnln's cheek, as she l-ends over the hot
stove. i a. sac=si In Gods sight as the fush
o. tie cheek q one VINO. On a hot day.
IIrfarhfs the Gospel We may serve God
with plate. aHd cutlery, and broom. as Ger
taifly O. ae can serve Him with psalm-bock
eud liturgy Margaret. Queen Of Norway,
and hnelion. and Denmark, had royal cup
~ Tn lips. en- which was recorded the names
n flle guests n 10 had drunk from this cup
And every Christian woman has royal cur
On n hlch are written all the names u thOs-
sho have ever bern entertained By her in
Christian sfyie-nanes not cut by human
Ingenuity. but written by the hand OF a
Divine Jesus. But. nv friends you are not
L. fIII IIurIl4-ne.nrI1Ir sfbortrf the far. -.
Is.ain, cheerful PRESIDENCY Of the table and
cleaulincss Of appointments viii be good
enef.eh for anybody that ever comes 10
your hoase. John Howard was invited to
tie horise a a noiienan He said. Il viii
cunic on one condition, and that Is, that
ton Lave nothing but potatoes on the table,
lnc roliiisiluH WAS complied with Cyrus.
King q leFEia, under the same circumstances.
prescribed that on the table there must be
uulhing but bread OF cOarse these were
eHirer1ef. but they are Illustrations Of the
farr that more depends upon the banqueters
tha1 upol the banquet. I want to lift this
iiaa u Tristan entertainment out Of a posi-
ave bondage into a glorious inducenent
livery Effort you put forth, and every dollar
yo1 give q the entertainment OF friend or
g., lon give directly 70 Christ Suppose it
sere announced that the Lord Jesus Christ
ropid come 20 this place this week, what
woman Ia this house would not beglad to
ssesli for him. Or SPREAD for Him bed, or
bake ireai for Him There was one OF old
sho washed for Him, drawing the water
ifu'n the well q her Own tears He Is COM
ing. He viii y here tomorrow. "inasrnuch
IA ye have done Il to one Of the least OF these,
my brethren ye have done il 70 Me In pct
,Ire gaileries We have often seen representa-
icons ~ Walter Scott AMI his friends. or
VI asliustoR Irving with his associates; but
~ fisass ensrayinss viii fade out, while
Iad conspicuous, viii be the picture Of you
md your Christian guests
1ol - We have passe1 out from the trials
INTO the rewards Of Christian hospitality;
grand. glorious and eternal The first re
sard u Christian hospitality IS the Divine
i.enriictL0n- ahen any one attends 10
his duty, Gods blessing comes upon him,
apn his cusnnani0n, upon his children. upon
b. dining hall, uPoa his parior, upon his
lur-ery. The blessing comes In at the front
i3or. and de back door, and down through
ih- ssyllghtS God draws a long mark Of
.r-1li for services revived Christ said to
Il. disciples. He that receiveth you, re-
'eiFcth Ne; AMI be that gipeth cup Of cold
water In the name Of disciple shall in no
aiza lose his reward As we have had 50
many fhinss rpcorllei against Us in heaven,
/ MI D. a satisfaction 70 have written on
IllaiIin< archives, the fact that in the
n1u1b n May. or June or September, or De
1IIiser ~. Ue made the blissful mistake
Z ssp.,oinr that We were entertaining weak /
ike Ourselves. when To- they showed |
heir Iiiilions before they left, and we found 1
" tiat they were angels unay1res
Anorhcr reward cons IN tie good wishes
I'd r-sJcrs u oar gncsts do not think 1
~ bolss ever get over having haa = .anol j
an or woglan abide there George White
ia used 80 scratch on the window OF the
l0d shara be zas entertained passage OF
crrfure. and n one case, after he left, the
'h1ss houzehold was converted by the cad
q q that passage on the window pane The
oman ~ ehunem Furnished little room
~ the wall for Elisha, and all the ages
ave hear1 the glorious consequences. On a
% fQrmy sirtsr night. my father enter
ltue iruefnal Os5orne, the evangelist and
trough Al eternity / VIII thank God that
ra-lnnu DsopFle sioppeal at our house. How
aany u our guests have brought 70 use con
''er1e. and sympathy, and help, There Is
leernd tod q - Ss-liald. that in his Christ
en- rounds b. u-si 20 stop for entertainment
: ~ hon-. o. a poor cartwright Coming
-erz one day. b. found the cartwright
nj b. family freeing for the lack Of
~ fuel - S-haid ordered the man
- - cut and break the iciclss from
b. silr ~ the house and bring them in.
Ini The iricles were brought INTO the house.
md thrown on the hsarth, AID they began
~ l.laze Immediately, and the freezing family /
Eatnered aronzd ant were warmed By them